TechnoPrimitive

GROKLAW
New Zealand’s government is pointing out that if documents are written in DRM format, particularly in proprietary DRM formats, there are privacy and accessibility issues, particularly in the future.

Interesting point(s) made in this article and in the comments. I have run into this before with apple (IIe and IIc and then again with mac. Fortunately by the time I got to using windows I had gotten into the habit of using plain text for the archival properties if nothing else. no way to preserve the formatting but tis a small price to pay for being able to read the document 10 years later. Also other than price the main reason I moved to gimp as soon as I could on all platforms instead of using photoshop and paint and the other propritary graphics programs was the open format(s) the data could be stored in.

Good read. And one to bookmark to show your boss when the open source vs microsloth argument comes up again.

GeekStuff

new word

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By Dave, June 14, 2005 2:12 am

Just found a new word – urbanite which means old broken up concrete. I am a big fan of urbanite!

General

‘Plastic oil’ could improve fuel economy in cars, chemists say

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By Dave, June 14, 2005 2:06 am

‘Plastic oil’ could improve fuel economy in cars, chemists say

Press release or reads like one and the last line gives it away.

Energy

â˜… The Joy of Tech! â˜…

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By Dave, June 14, 2005 12:52 am

â˜… The Joy of Tech! â˜…

Bronze Age Keynote…

Humor?

Alchemy Goods

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By Dave, June 14, 2005 12:51 am

Alchemy Goods
Welcome to Alchemy Goods, purveyors of quality messenger bags and other products re-created using discarded materials.

These folks have found and filled a nitch. Cool products and considering that they are all handmade the price is very reasonable too.

Toys N Gadgets

Treehugger: Naked Bike Ride shocks London

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By Dave, June 14, 2005 12:23 am

Treehugger: Naked Bike Ride shocks London

Cool!

General

The Huffington Post | The Blog

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By Dave, June 13, 2005 11:29 pm

The Huffington Post | The Blog
Brad Hall

The Power of God
Last night I had a crazy dream. In it, President Bush publicly bitchslapped Phillip Cooney and other administration officials who had been lying about the dangers of global warming. The President cited the same dozen â€œdoctored, distorted or suppressedâ€ reports to which Robert Kennedy Jr. has referred in the Huffington Post and elsewhere. In my dream, Mr. Bush explained that he had been talking to God and then, weeping like Jimmy Swaggart caught with a whore, he said that God had reminded him that lying was a sin, and that He would not longer tolerate it in his administration.

General

Harrison-Off Designs

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By Dave, June 11, 2005 11:38 pm

Harrison-Off Designs

If you are into woodworking this is a must visit!

They try to be all suave but the title of “Untitled Document” at the top of all the pages just screws the attempt up. But Joel does some nice work. I just wish the website “designer” allowed more and better pix, design, and construction info of the pieces. The gallery page is well worth a visit for some examples of one off (I think. again just not enough info on this site!) pieces that the artist has done.

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